The Commonwealth of Eludmonden is a huge, cultured nation, remarkable for its public floggings, absence of drug laws, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate, hard-working, democratic population of 441 million Eludmondenians hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion.

The medium-sized, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Adastra. The average income tax rate is 43.1%.

The all-consuming Eludmondenian economy, worth 40.7 trillion florins a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Book Publishing, Information Technology, and Cheese Exports. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 92,398 florins, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.6 times as much as the poorest.

Whenever pilots have to bail out the government bails out their company, imitation is the sincerest form of felony, Scoutmasters debate whether luxury log cabins defeat the purpose of camping, and snooze factory is now prison lingo for rehabilitation center. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Eludmonden's national animal is the crocodile, which frolics freely in the nation's sparkling oceans.

Eludmonden is ranked 45,300^th in the world and 1,424^th in The North Pacific for Most Advanced Public Education, scoring 4,728.03 on the Edu-tellignce® Test Score.